I had the same problem with mine. The bolts are attached to a plate on each side to spread the load. It's really a crappy design. The plate from Performance Cat for fixing it is just a bandaid. The whole design should never be used on a carbon mast in the first place without a compression sleeve. I re-located the rotator arm to the base like the F18's and Tornados and had a grommet installed on the trampoline and have never been happier. If you do this, put some 5200 around the bolts and re-tighten them so your mast will stay sealed. Good luck. Lee